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Breakage Deductions With No Proof Of Breakage - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
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Breakage Deductions With No Proof Of Breakage - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
Someone just deducted five grand from your royalty check and wrote breakage as the reason. There is no photo. There is no report. You f...
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How to Write Manila Sound Lyrics
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How to Write Manila Sound Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want songs that make karaoke rooms erupt and jeepneys honk in approval. You want lyrics that sound like heartbeats in a Manila stre...
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Nikki Anders, President at Anders Music Contact Details
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Nikki Anders, President at Anders Music Contact Details

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
December 14, 2024
Who is Nikki Anders? Nikki Anders is a highly respected figure in the music industry, serving as the President at Anders Music. With he...
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Bitpop Songwriting Advice
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Bitpop Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Bitpop is the party where Nintendo soundtrack nostalgia high fives modern pop songwriting. If you are the person who hums Game Boy blee...
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How to Write Songs About Collaboration
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How to Write Songs About Collaboration

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Collaboration is messy and magical. You will laugh. You will argue about a single syllable as if it is a national emergency. You will m...
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How to Write Songs About Rivers
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How to Write Songs About Rivers

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Rivers are dramatic by default. They carry history, secrets, lovers, trash, and hope. They are weather with a bank. Rivers can be a cha...
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Straight-Ahead Jazz Songwriting Advice
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Straight-Ahead Jazz Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want a tune that swings, tells a story, and survives a smoky club with a full bar and one angry saxophonist. You want a melody that...
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Fado Songwriting Advice
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Fado Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
So you want to write fado. Excellent. You are choosing a music that is all rough edges and soft places at once. Fado is not just a genr...
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How to Write Lyrics About History
How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions

How to Write Lyrics About History

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
History is not just dates and dusty textbooks. History is a pile of personal stories, messy contradictions, scandalous gossip, and weir...
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How to Write Songs About Escapism
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How to Write Songs About Escapism

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want listeners to step out of their apartment and into another life for three minutes. You want them to smell a foreign city, feel ...
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